Cabinet having pivotally mounted rack



June 5, 1951 F. c. HEER 2,555,644

CABINET HAVING PIVOTALLY MOUNTED RACK Filed Sept. 3, 194'? 4 Sheets-Sheet 1 I u verztor Frederick 6. Hear June 5, 1951 Filed Sept. a, 1947 F. C. HEER CABINET HAVING PIVOTALLY MOUNTED RACK 4 Shee1;sSheet 3 June 5, 1951 F. c. HEER CABINET HAVING PIVOTALLY MOUNTED RACK 4 Sheets-Sheet 4 Filed Sept. 3, 1947 Fig. 5.

Inventor F rede n'ck 6. Hear Patented June 5, 1951 CABINET HAVING PIvoTALL'Y MOUNTED RACK Frederick C. Heer, Detroit, Mich, assignor of fifty per cent to Bernice C. Heer, Detroit, Mich.

Application September 3, 1947, Serial No. 771,905

4 Claims.

This invention relates to a cabinet and has for its primary object to house game equipment.

Another object is to store a game table and chairs for ready accessibility in a cabinet which may be finished and ornamented to form an attractive piece of furniture.

A further object is to provide storage space for game pieces, cards or the like so that they are readily accessible and may easily and quickly be located.

The above and other objects may be attained by employing this invention which embodies among its features a cabinet having an open front, doors hinged to opposite sides of the cabinet and adapted to close the front thereof, a rack pivotally supported in the cabinet to swing about a horizontal axis adjacent the lower end of the open front of the cabinet, and pockets opening through the top of the rack for the reception of a table and folding chairs.

Other features include means to sustain the rack in an upwardly inclined tilted position during the removal of the table and chairs therefrom and also a storage compartment in which the cards or game pieces may be received.

the drawings:

Figure l is a perspective view of a cabinet embodying the features of this invention illustrating; the doors and the cover in open position.

Figure 2 is a transverse sectional view taken substantially along the line 2-2 of Figure 1,

Figure 3 is a view similar to Figure 2 illustrating the rack in tilted position,

Figure 4 is a top plan view of Figure 3,

Figure 5 is a front view of the cabinet illustrating the doors open,

Figure 6 is a sectional view taken substantially alongthe line 66 of Figure 5,

Figure 7 is a horizontal sectional view taken substantially along the line 1-1 of Figure 2,

Figure 8 is a fragmentary enlarged sectional view taken substantially along the line 88 of Figure 5, and

Figure 9 is a perspective view of the cabinet wholly closed.

Referring to the drawings in detail, this improved cabinet comprises a frame designatedgenorally [5 upon which is supported a bottom It, a

back l1 and, sides 18. The upper portion of the side of the; upper compartment 2| as will be readily understood upon reference to the drawings. A suitable supporting arm 25 is connected to the cover and is adapted to supportthe cover in an elevated position in a conventional manner. Hinged to the forward edges of the sides It to swing about parallel vertical axes are doors 26 which are adapted to close the open front of the cabinet as illustrated in Figure 9. The cabinet is provided with conventional feet 21 of any suitable ornamental design to support it on the floor of the room or building in which it is. to be employed.

Pivotally supported on suitable brackets :28 attached to the bottom l6 adjacent the open front of the cabinet. is a rack designated generally 29. This rack comprises a pair of side channels 30 with the longitudinal side flanges 3| turned toward one another. Horizontally extending front and back bars 32 are welded or otherwise attached to the edges of the flanges 3| adjacent their upper and lower ends to form a substantially rectangular frame which is open at the top. Each channel 30 is provided midway between opposite side flanges 3 l with a parallel longitudinal intermediate flange33- which serves to separate each channel into spaced parallel longitudinally extending runways 34. Fixed to the horizontal bars 32 and extending between them in spaced parallel relation are cross bars 35 which lie in spaced relationlto one another and substantiallyparallel: with the webs of the channels 30. Each of these cross bars is provided with an outwardly extending lug 3.6;whichproj ects toward the intermediate flanges 33; and: cooperates therewith in guiding a folding chair into position in the frame. It will be understood; of course, that these lugs 36 and flanges 33 cooperate in forming pockets in the frame, the upper ends of which are wholly open to accommodate the chairs C as will be readily understood: upon reference. to Figures 2 and 7. Pivotally supported as. at 31 between the uppermost pair ofcross bars 35 is a, leg 38 which is adapted to swing outwardly as the frame is tilted forwardly about the axis of its pivots to form a support for the rack when it is tilted, as illustrated in Figures 2 and 3. A link 39 is pivoted, as at 40, to the back I! adjacent each side thereof, and pivoted as at 4| to the opposite end of the link 39 is a link 42 which is pivoted as at 43 to a side channel 30. These links cooperate with the leg 38 in limiting the outward tilting movement of the rack and sustaining it in tilted position. Each channel 34 is closed at its lower end by a bottom wall 44 so as to prevent the chairs C entering the pockets from passing beyond. the lower ends of the channels and resting on the channels 3 0.

bottom l6. Fixed to the innermost flange of each channel 30 is an angle 45 and the flanges of these angles 45 are turned so as to face one another and form guide channels 46 for retaining a folding table T in the rack. The lower ends of the guide channels 46 are closed by bottom walls 41' to" limit the downward movement of the table, and prevent it from contacting the bottom It of the cabinet. A horizontal cross bar 4 and lugs on the cross bars projecting toward the longitudinal flanges of the channels to cooperate therewith in forming pockets opening through the top of the rack for the reception of folding chairs.

2. A rack for supporting a folding table and folding chairs comprising a pair, of vertically disposed channels, horizontally disposed bars connecting the side flanges of the channels adjacent their upper and lower ends, bottom walls closing the lower ends of the channels, a pair of spaced parallel cross bars extending between ment of the leg 38 about its pivot 31, I attach to the leg, one end of a flexible member49, the opposite end of which is coupled to one of the bars 35 as at 50. v

In use, decks of cards,, ,or game pieces and the like may be stored in the compartment 2| and are readily'accessible by lifting the'cover 23 as suggested in the drawings. vA folding card table T is slipped into the upper open end of the pocket formed b the angles 45, and-folding chairs may her-introduced into the pockets formed by the With the rack 29 pivotally supported" on the brackets 28 the rack may swing about a horizontal axis into the position illustrated in Figure'3, or may be tilted back into, the 'cabinet as illustrated in Figures 1 and 2. The weight of the table and chairs will serve to hold the rack upright within the cabinet even when the doors 26 are opened and it isonly by exerting effort on the draw pull 50 on the frame 29 that the rack may be tilted and moved about the horizontal axis at the lower forward end of the cabinet. Such tilting movement is limited by the extension of the links 39 and 42, and the cabinet and entire unit is kept from tilting forward by engagement of the leg 38 with the floor. As a consequence, the rack will remain in its tilted jposition'during the removal, or the replacement of the table and chairs, and due to the fact that the links 39 and 42 are in extended position and on dead center, it is obvious that the rack cannot return to the compartment or chamber 20 until the links are swung about their pivots and moved off of dead center. In this way, there is no danger of the rack falling back into the cabinet while the table and chairs are being removed from or placed therein, irrespective of the amount of weight that may be imposed on the rack. Likewise, the rack cannot tilt forward owing to the support of the leg 38 and hence will remain stationary until such time as the user deliberately movesthelinks to permit the rack to return to the compartment or chamber 20.

While in the foregoing there has been shown and described the preferred embodiment of this invention it is to be understood that minor changes in the details of construction, combination and arrangement of parts may be resorted to without departing from the sp rit and scope of the inventionas claimed.

Having described the claimed as new is: I l. A rack for supporting a folding table and folding chairs comprising a pair of vertically disposed channels, horizontally disposed bars connecting the side flanges of the channels adinvention, what is jacent their upper and lower ends,-bottom walls closing the lower ends of the channels, a pair of spaced parallel cross bars extending between the horizontal'bars substantially midway between the channels, a longitudinal flange on each channel midway betwcen its side flanges the horizontal barssubstantially midway 'between the channels, a longitudinal flange on each channel midway between its side flanges and lugs on the cross bars projecting toward the'longitudinal flanges of the channels to cooperate therewith in forming pockets opening through the top of the frame for the reception of folding chairs, said rack being adapted to be pivoted at the lower end of a front opening in a cabinet to tilt outwardly therefrom and a leg pivoted to the rack between the cross bars to support the rack in such tilted position.

3. The combination of claim land vertical guide channels secured to the end flanges of said vertically disposed channels, bottom walls closing the lower ends of said guide channels, and a horizontal cross bar interconnecting said guide channels, said construction forming an open top pocket adapted to removably retain a folding table.

4. A cabinet for housing game equipment comprising a base, side walls, and a back wall, a rack for supporting a folding table and folding chairs, said rack comprising a pair of vertically disposed channels, horizontally disposed bars connecting the side flanges of the channels adjacent their upper and lower ends, bottom walls closing the lower ends of the channels, a

pair of spaced parallel cross bars extending be- 7 the lower ends of said vertically disposed channels to said base, a leg pivoted between said cross bars to support the rack when the latter is tilted outwardly of the cabinet, links pivoted to said back wall adjacent the side walls of said cabinet, and further links terminally pivoted to said first links and to the side flanges of said vertically disposed channels to limit the outward tilting movement of said rack.

FREDERICK c. HEE S REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file of this patent:

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